1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Butteris \But"ter*is\, n. [The same word as buttress, noun, in a different application, F. bouter to push.] (Far.) A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses. [1913 Webster]
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